2022 Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 179 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,150 and $44,849 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon architecture students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Architecture in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$13,040 Average Net Price

$39,413 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,040 for oregon architecture students with aid.

Read full report on General Architecture at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$16,461 Average Net Price

$37,360 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 110 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UO also made our “Best General Architecture Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $16,461 for oregon architecture students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Oregon

• Best Value Colleges for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for General Architecture (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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